to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
last night; yesterday evening
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
depending on; dependent on
mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
many; a lot; much; multitude
can do; may do; be capable of doing
Otsu-e; Edo-period folk art genre of painting originating in Ōtsu
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
illustration (e.g. book); picture
by means of; due to; because of; according to
skill; dexterity; proficiency
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
single colour (color); monochrome
woodblock printing done with black ink only; woodblock print made with black ink only
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
complementary color; complementary colour
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
handrail; railing; banister
printing by hand; hand-printing